<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY INCLUDED IN ITS FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,790,816 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 24,524 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 583,088 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 756,590 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,155,018 <COMMON> 761,700 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 337,165 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 487,439 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,586,304 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 210,000 <PREFERRED> 80,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,837,776 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 12,500 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,428,438 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 5,155,018 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,362,732 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 91,859 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,013,215 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,105,074 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 257,658 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 19,084 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 276,742 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 113,490 <NET-INCOME> 163,252 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 17,014 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 146,238 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 114,357 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 137,772 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 352,531 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.64 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.64